Hearing Aid Care & Maintenance
RIC Cleaning Routine
Weekly
Wipe down the surface of your dome and thin transparent wire thoroughly with the cloth provided, to remove any dirt or dry wax.
Clean all dirt collected in the sound outlet at the end of your dome by using the brush provided.
If there appears to be any moisture on your hearing aid, please put it into the Dry Kit overnight.
Monthly
Check the whole surface of your hearing aid and give it a thorough clean with moist cloth. Pay attention to the microphones on the hearing aid usually above your program button. Give these openings a gentle clean using a brush to remove any build-up of dirt or dust.
Check the condition of the wax filter. If your filter is looking discoloured or dirty, or if there is wax in it that you cannot brush out, it is time to change the filter.
Your pack of new filters will include a tool to change the filter. Use one end to remove the old filter from the sound outlet and use the other end to carefully push another clean filter into its place.
Brush away any wax from around the dome.
Six Months
If you haven’t already changed the wax filter on your hearing aid, you should do so now. These filters need to be changed at least once in every six months.
Your pack of new filters will include a tool to change the filter. Use one end to remove the old filter from the sound outlet and use the other end to carefully push another clean filter into its place.
Carefully check your domes, checking for tears, hardening or severe discolouring. If you see any of these in your domes please contact your local HearFon hearing centre to arrange a service check, during which your Hearing Aid Audiologist will change your domes.
If your hearing aid has microphone protectors these will need to be changed at least once in every six months as instructed by your Specialist.